Novation Launchkey 49 MK4 49-Key MIDI Keyboard Controller

All-in-One Daw Controller – The Novation Launchkey 49 MK4 49-Key MIDI Keyboard Controller

Add inspiration to your setup with Launchkey 49 a compact, all-in-one DAW controller with three octaves of full-size, synth-action keys, and 16 patented FSR pads for finger drumming, clip launching, and more. The next generation of Launchkey also gives you new ways to get creative in your DAW, with hardware synths, or on iPhone and iPad. Chord, Scale, and Arpeggio Modes have each been expanded to help you stay in key and perform in even more expressive ways all with detailed feedback from the crisp, new OLED display.

• 49 keys
• OLED display
• 16 RGB backlit velocity sensitive pads with proprietary FSR technology
• 2 pad page buttons
• Scene Launch / Func buttons
• Pitch bend and modulation wheels
• 8 encoders
• 2 encoder page buttons
• 5 pin MIDI out socket
• Capture MIDI/Undo/Quantise/Metronome buttons
• Scale/Chord Map/Arp/Fixed Chord/Settings/Shift buttons
• Octave up/down buttons
• Play/stop/record/loop button
• Track navigation buttons
• USB C socket
• Sustain pedal 1/4 jack socket
• Kensington security slot

Enhanced DAW Integration

Launchkey supports all major DAWs right out the box, with seamless, custom integration for: Ableton Live, Logic, Cubase, Reason Studios, Reaper, FL Studio, and Ardour. With these, you get a hardware-powered workflow that gives you full control of transport functions, timeline navigation, mixing and EQ, clip launching, and instrument and effect parameters. And when using Ableton Lives Session View or Logics Live Loops, the 16 drum pads double as Launchpad-style clip launchers with RGB backlights that perfectly match what you see on screen.

More Powerful Creative Tools

Launchkey 49s creative tools are built into the hardware itself so they work the same way in your DAW, with your hardware synths, or on your mobile devices. Scale Modes now allow you to lock your keyboard to one of 30 different scales to eliminate wrong notes, or even map everything to just the white keys. Fixed Chord mode triggers full chords from a single key, and new Chord Maps take things further, allowing you to craft emotive progressions from Launchkeys pads. And the latest iteration of our much-loved arpeggiator makes it easier than ever to twist and mutate your sequences for endless inspiration.

Super-Responsive Keybed and FSR Pads

The 49-note synth-style keyboard is expressive, musical, and a joy to play. For finger-drummers, Launchkey now sports our patented, velocity-sensitive FSR drum pads with polyphonic aftertouch. Unlike standard pads, each one features a unique, radial sensor that increases sensitivity and improves consistency for even tighter performances. They can also be set to trigger chords or individual notes with polyphonic aftertouch.

Play Your Way with Custom Modes

Launchkeys controls arent limited to their default assignments; just load up the free Components software in your browser, and configure them to behave exactly the way you want with your software or hardware. You can store up to four custom mappings for both Launchkeys pads and its encoders, then recall them instantly from the hardware to send your chosen notes, MIDI CCs, or program changes.

Go Beyond the Computer

Launchkey 49s five-pin MIDI output makes it easy to hook up your hardware synthesizer no DAW required. Together with Components and custom mappings, you can take control of all its most important functions directly from your keyboard. Launchkey is also USB-powered and class compliant, so its fully compatible with countless music-making apps for iPhone and iPad including the free Novation Launchpad app.

All You Need to Create

Launchkey 49 comes with everything you need to plug in and start making music right away. The included Ableton Live 12 Lite gives you the ability to record and perform with up to eight tracks of MIDI or audio, as well as a suite of instruments, effects, and creative tools and it all works perfectly with Launchkey. You also get a selection of additional studio-grade effects and sounds from Novation and Focusrite

Manufacturer:Novation
Model:LAUNCHKEY-49-MK4
SKU:I797925-N-2-WHXA
UPC: 815301001676

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